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George Walker: Great American Concert Music / Alison Buchanan, soprano; George Walker, piano; Gregory Walker, violin; Robert Pollock, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-09-11

Works: George Walker: Sonata for Piano no 3; Music for Three, for violin, cello & piano; The Bereaved Maid, for voice & piano; Hey Nonny No, for voice & piano; Sweet Let Me Go, for voice & piano; So We'll G...
Performers: Bates, Leon; Buchanan, Alison; Pollock, Robert; Walker, George; Walker, Gregory
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ritz Chamber Trio

This recording continues the series on Albany Records of the music of the distinguished composer George Walker, who celebrated his 90th birthday June 27. Walker...continue...

George Walker: Great American Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 / Ian Hobson

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-02-14

Works: George Walker: Icarus in Orbit, for orchestra; Piano Concerto; Abu, for 2 narrators, violin, cello & piano; Dialogus, for cello & orchestra; Da Camera for violin, cello, piano, harp, celesta, orchest...
Performers: Kouzov, Dmitry; Lupu, Sherban; Sennet, Rochelle; Vamos, Brandon; Vamso, Brandon
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

The most recent volume in the series on Albany Records devoted to the orchestral music of George Walker includes two concertos - one for piano...continue...

George Walker: Great American Orchestral Music

1 CD / Albany Records / 2010-03-09

Works: George Walker: Concerto for violin & orchestra; Sinfonia for orchestra no 2; Foils, for orchestra (Hommage à Saint George); Pageant and Proclamation, for orchestra
Performers: Walker, Gregory
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]

The most recent work on this recording, the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, was completed in 2008 and features the composer's son as soloist. The...continue...
Recording information: Warsaw (10/30/2009)....continue...

Great American Chamber Music - George Walker: String Quartet no 1 & 2, Piano Sonata no 4, Songs / Martin, Moyer, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-01-13

Works: George Walker: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2; Sonata for Piano no 4; Take, O Take Those Lips Away, for voice & piano; Lament, for voice & piano; And Wilt Thou Leave Me Thus, for ...
Performers: Martin, James [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Moyer, Frederick; Walker, George

Continuing Albany Records' series of music by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker, this recording focuses on his chamber music. The music ranges from his first...continue...

Walker: Address for Orchestra, Overture, Sinfonia no 1 & 3, etc / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

1 CD / Albany Records / 2008-10-14

Works: George Walker: Address for orchestra; In Praise of Folly; Sinfonia no 1; Sinfonia no 3; Hoopla "A Touch of Glee"
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

The orchestral works on this CD of world premiere recordings incorporate a wealth of compositional techniques- archaic, arcane and contemporary. These works constitute a cross...continue...

George Walker - 60th Anniversary Retrospective

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-11-01

Works: George Walker: Lyric for strings; Perimeters, for clarinet & piano; Canvas, for speaking voices, 2 solo tenors, chorus & orchestra; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Anderson, Scott; Howell, Jonathan; Pollock, Robert; Walker, George
Conductors: Corporon, Eugene
Ensemble: North Texas Wind Symphony

In 1945 George Walker became the first African-American graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music. The centerpiece of his graduation recital was the Liszt 'Sonata...continue...

George Walker: In Time of Silver Rain, etc / Walker, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 2005-02-01

Works: George Walker: In TIme of Silver Rain; I never saw a moor; Mother Goose, Circa 2054; Response; Softly, Blow Lightly, for voice & piano; Wild Nights; Mary Wore Three Links of Chain, for voice & piano;...
Performers: Anderson, William; Chapman, Susan; Fader, Oren; Green, Patricia; Ingliss, Robert; Johnson, Trent; O'Connor, Tara Helen; Walker, George; Wiersma, Calvin

George Walker in Concert

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-09-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 2; Général Lavine, eccentric, prelude for piano, L. 123/6; George Walker: Prelude ...
Performers: Walker, George

Walker: Orchestral Works / London, Walker, Cleveland CS

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-01-01

Works: George Walker: Serenata for chamber orchestra; Lyric for strings; Poème for violin & orchestra; Orpheus for chamber orchestra; Folk Songs for Orchestra
Performers: Moore, Eileen; Walker, Gregory

Walker: Chamber Music / Walker, Babini, Frascarelli, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1995-03-01

Works: George Walker: Sonata for Piano no 2; Sonata for cello & piano; Poem for soprano & chamber ensemble; Sonata for violin & piano no 1; Music for Brass, Sacred and Profane, for brass quintet
Performers: Babini, Italo; Walker, George; Walker, Gregory
Conductors: Frascarelli, Angelo;
Ensemble: American Brass Quintet; Capitol Chamber Artists

George Walker - A Portrait

1 CD / Albany Records / 1994-11-01

Works: George Walker: Five Fancies, for clarinet & piano, 4 hands; Antifonys, for chamber orchestra; An Eastman Overture; Variations for orchestra; Cantana for soprano, tenor, boys choir & chamber orchestra...
Performers: Mathis, Joyce; McDonald, John; Taylor, Vivian; Terry, Mickey Thomas; Thomas, Eric [Gospel]; Turnbull, Walter
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; Effron, David; Wilson, Warren
Ensemble: ; Harlem Boys Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra

George Walker in Recital - Scarlatti, Beethoven, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1994-09-01

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B flat major, K 249/L 39; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in E major, K 531/L 430; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor...
Performers: Walker, George